He enrolled in 3 schools and wore makeup to look younger
He enrolled in 3 schools and wore makeup to look youngerA youthful-looking sex offender who posed as a 12-year-old boy to enroll in several schools in the state of Arizona was sentenced to more than 70 years in prison on Tuesday.
Neil Havens Rodreick II pleaded guilty last year to seven criminal charges. Most involved child pornography, but two stemmed from the charade he pulled off for two years.
Rodreick (31) attended schools in three towns starting in 2005. Authorities said he shaved and wore makeup to help him appear younger, convincing teachers, students and administrators that he was a boy named Casey.
Caught in 2007He was caught in January 2007 after spending a day in the seventh grade at a Chino Valley school when school officials became suspicious because his birth certificate and other documents looked forged. They had initially thought they might be dealing with a child who had been abducted.
Authorities didn't find any victims of sexual abuse at the schools Rodreick attended, but they found an extensive collection of child pornography at his home.
Rodreick was arrested with Brian J Nellis (36), who was posing as his cousin, and two older men posing as their uncle and grandfather.
Authorities said two older men who met Rodreick online took him from the state of Oklahoma to Arizona and carried on a sexual relationship with him, thinking he was a pre-teen.
